FBI using tracking device to track student

If you thought that GPS Surveillance would not be used by the State in the "free" world, then this news may make you think again.  Earlier this month a student discovered a tracking device attached to his car and his friend posted pictures of it online.  Within a couple of days he received a visit from half-a-dozen FBI agents and police officers demanding that he should return the device.  Comments made by the agents suggested that he had been under surveillance for three to six months! This comes in the wake of a recent ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals saying it’s legal for law enforcement to secretly place a tracking device on a suspect's car without getting a warrant, even if the car is parked in a private driveway. On the face of it, the reasons for tracking this student look pretty flimsy. The encounter with the FBI ended with the agents telling him not to worry. “We have all the information we needed,” they told him. “You don’t need to call your lawyer. Don’t worry, you’re boring. “ Original Report on Wired